Maurer

Maurer is a residential neighborhood and industrial district of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Its name was derived from German immigrant and fireclay company owner Henry Maurer, whose "Maurer & Weber" firm relocated to the area from New York and Staten Island in 1874 and built a village (including dwellinghouses for workmen, schools, a railway station, and a hotel) that evolved into the present-day neighborhood. The eastern area along the waterfront was active during World War II in building and decommissioning ships for the US Navy, while the community also housed ASARCO (a smelting company).